Turbo, Colombia
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|map_caption = Location of the city of Turbo, in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
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|subdivision_type1 =Department
|subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Antioquia Department.svg}} Antioquia Department
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|subdivision_name2 = Urabá
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|area_metro_km2 = 3055
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|population_total = 163,525
|population_density_km2 = 41.25
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|timezone = Colombia Standard Time
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Turbo is a port city in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the Urabá Antioquia sub-region, it is located on the coast of Gulf of Urabá, 340 km north of Medellín (the department capital and second largest city). This port city is the capital of the Urabá region of Antioquia. The place where Turbo is today was known as Pisisí, but by 1741 people were already talking about Turbo. By a decree on May 11, 1839, the central government spent one thousand pesos for military service barracks in Turbo. In 1840, the republican president assigned one thousand fanegas of uncultivated lands for the new population. It was established as a municipality in 1847.
Turbo lies near the southeastern tip of the Darién Gap and is the northern terminus of the main route of the Pan-American Highway in South America. There is currently no paved road connecting through the region to Yaviza, Panama, where the highway continues through Central and North America.
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| caption1 = Map of the Darién Gap and the break in the Pan-American Highway between Yaviza, Panama and Turbo, Colombia.
| image2 = Golfo de Urabá y delta del Atrato.JPG
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| caption2 = The urban area of Turbo is on the Gulf of Urabá eastern coast.
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Geography
=Climate=
Turbo has a monthly mean temperature above {{convert|18|°C|°F|0|disp=or}} in every month of the year and a distinct dry season, with the driest month measuring less than {{convert|60|mm|in|1|disp=or}} of precipitation. The Köppen climate classification subtype for Turbo’s climate is Am (tropical monsoon climate), although it borders on Af (tropical rainforest climate). The average temperature for the year in Turbo is {{convert|81.0|°F|°C|1|disp=or}}, with extremely small variations through the year.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=26008&cityname=Turbo--United-States-of-America Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Turbo, Colombia (closest city on record to Sapzurro)] Rainfall in Turbo is heavy due to strong surface westerly winds from the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) located near Turbo’s latitude, although it is much less from January to March when the ITCZ reaches its most southerly latitude, resulting in the town’s classification as a monsoon climate.
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|location = Turbo, elevation {{convert|37|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 31.0
|Feb high C = 30.8
|Mar high C = 30.9
|Apr high C = 31.2
|May high C = 31.7
|Jun high C = 31.6
|Jul high C = 31.7
|Aug high C = 31.7
|Sep high C = 31.9
|Oct high C = 32.2
|Nov high C = 31.7
|Dec high C = 31.2
| year high C = 31.5
|Jan mean C = 27.2
|Feb mean C = 27.2
|Mar mean C = 27.3
|Apr mean C = 27.5
|May mean C = 27.4
|Jun mean C = 27.5
|Jul mean C = 27.2
|Aug mean C = 27.4
|Sep mean C = 27.4
|Oct mean C = 27.3
|Nov mean C = 27.2
|Dec mean C = 27.1
| year mean C = 27.3
|Jan low C = 23.8
|Feb low C = 23.9
|Mar low C = 24.3
|Apr low C = 24.3
|May low C = 24.0
|Jun low C = 23.8
|Jul low C = 23.7
|Aug low C = 23.5
|Sep low C = 23.6
|Oct low C = 23.4
|Nov low C = 23.5
|Dec low C = 23.7
| year low C = 23.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 79.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 50.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 75.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 235.2
|May precipitation mm = 290.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 252.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 218.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 265.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 217.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 184.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 230.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 193.9
|year precipitation mm = 2230.6
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 5
| Feb precipitation days = 5
| Mar precipitation days = 7
| Apr precipitation days = 13
| May precipitation days = 17
| Jun precipitation days = 15
| Jul precipitation days = 16
| Aug precipitation days = 17
| Sep precipitation days = 15
| Oct precipitation days = 14
| Nov precipitation days = 14
| Dec precipitation days = 10
| year precipitation days = 140
| Jan humidity = 86
| Feb humidity = 85
| Mar humidity = 85
| Apr humidity = 86
| May humidity = 88
| Jun humidity = 87
| Jul humidity = 86
| Aug humidity = 87
| Sep humidity = 86
| Oct humidity = 87
| Nov humidity = 87
| Dec humidity = 87
| year humidity = 87
|source 1 = Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales{{cite web
|url=http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025712/http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios%2BClimatol%C3%B3gicos%2B%2B1981%2B-%2B2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
|archive-date=15 August 2016
|title=Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010
|publisher=Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
|language=es
|access-date=3 June 2024
|url-status=dead}}
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References
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External links
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{{Department of Antioquia}}
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